11 gerbils in one tank is crowding them. I would remove a pair of the female pups and place those now.
If you don't want to deal with pet stores hang up posters or run an add in the local paper. Donna ABC Gerbils www.abcgerbils.com --- Jessica Pierson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Right now I have four females in one tank. It's mom > and three daughters. > There's also a litter of seven in with them, they're > about 3 weeks old. I > haven't noticed any problems yet. Is this something > that's going to > inevitably turn into a problem? I don't have the > space for another tank, > and I just can't take them to the pet store... :/ > > -Jess > The Grecian Clan > > ----- > > You can have up to three females in one tank. No > more, > > though three risks an eventual battle of wills > between > > two of the females, sometimes they can live in > > harmony. > > > > Three males is the best bet. Males tend to get > along > > better than females. > > > > Most gerbil care books have much misinformation. > Most > > breeders are accurate. Many pet sotores are guilty > of > > mis-sexing a gerbil and many new pet owners wind > up > > with pups that way. Try and learn to sex them > yourself > > or learn as much as you can about it, before going > to > > a pet store. > > > > I will send you privately the New Gerbil People > Links > > I just recently sent to the list. In case you > weren't > > a member then yet. > > > > Jade __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com
